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Baseline: 52 percent of adults aged 21 through 64 years with disabilities were employed in 1994–95.

Target setting method: 58 percent improvement (parity with adults without disabilities in 1994–95).

Data source: Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), U.S. department of commerce, bureau of the census.

Adults Aged 21 through 64 Years, 1994–95	Employment of People With Disabilities	Employment of People Without Disabilities*
Adults Aged 21 through 64 Years, 1994–95	Percent
TOTAL	52	82
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	41	77
Asian or Pacific Islander	48	78
Asian	DNC	DNC
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	DNC	DNC
Black or African American	37	77
White	DNA	DNA

Hispanic or Latino	45	76
Not Hispanic or Latino	DNA	DNA
Black or African American	DNA	DNA
White	57	84
Gender
Female	46	75
Male	60	90
Education level
Less than high school	34	69
High school graduate	54	81
At least some college	63	83

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
*The total represents the target. Data for population groups by race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status are displayed to further characterize the issue.


6-8.		Eliminate disparities in employment rates between working-aged adults with and without disabilities.